Conditions for laryngeal mask airway placement

Conditions for laryngeal mask airway placement: a comparison of blind insertion and insertion with the use of a laryngoscope

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0001945

Enrollment

100

Registered

2016-06-17

Start date

2016-05-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Procedure/Surgery : When the depth of anesthesia was appropriate (relaxation of the jaw, BIS < 60), the head was placed in the dordiflexion sniffing position and a LMA was inserted using the blind Bra

then both the tongue and epiglottis was lifeted anteriorly. It was not necessary to visualize the tracheal opening or vocal cords. The technical objective was designed only to attempt to control the t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients scheduled to receive general anesthesia with the laryngeal mask airway for short duration elective surgeries. The inclusion criteria were patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I-II, aged 19-70 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients were excluded if they had a recent history of upper respiratory tract infection or had contraindications to the use of the laryngeal mask airway, such as a body mass index = 40 kg/m2, symptomatic hiatus hernia and severe esophageal reflux disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
the measurement of oropharyngeal leak pressure	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
ease of insertion; number of attempts for insertion;time taken for insertion	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactSung Yong Park

Ajou University Hospital

anepark@hanmail.net

Outcome results